How Do Humidity Levels Affect Your Comfort?

No matter where you live, the humidity levels affect your comfort. In Pasco County and the surrounding areas, residents can expect a level of 70 percent in May, 76 percent in June, and a whopping 77 percent in July. On these sweltering days, most Floridians find relief inside the home.

There are, however, situations when the humidity outside combines with the moisture you create inside your home and creates an uncomfortable environment. Although you can’t do anything about the muggy conditions outside, by managing your indoor humidity levels, you’ll make the time you spend indoors more enjoyable.

What Causes Humidity?

Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air and is sometimes called Relative Humidity. It is expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature. The warmer the air is, the more moisture it can hold. When the air is 100 percent saturated, it’s said to have reached its dew point. Once the air reaches its dew point, moisture begins to condense on windows, refrigerators and other objects in your home.

How Do Humidity Levels Affect Your Comfort?

We rely on our skin – the largest organ in our body – to help us stay cool. Thousands of sweat glands help alleviate body heat via the process of evaporation. As your body gets warmer, you sweat and as that sweat evaporates from your skin into the air, it makes you feel cooler. If the air is already saturated with water vapor, sweat cannot evaporate from your skin as quickly and makes you feel uncomfortable. It’s for this very reason that you should keep close watch over the humidity levels in your home. The most comfortable levels fall between 40% and 50% relative humidity.

What About Excess Moisture?

Your air conditioner works to remove humidity and pump it outside. It does this by blowing the warm, humid air inside your home over a cold evaporator coil, which causes the moisture to condense. The moisture is drained through the condensate array, which leaves the air indoors drier leaving you feeling much more comfortable.

Your air conditioner does more than cool your home by blowing cold air into it. It keeps you cool during the hot and sticky summer months by removing moisture from the air and reducing the relative humidity.

Taking steps to dehumidify your home in the summer will save you money in addition to making you more comfortable. Dry air feels cooler because of the evaporation effect on your skin. By removing moisture from your indoor air, you can set your thermostat at a higher temperature and use less energy.

Manage Humidity Levels With Air Hawk Heating and Cooling

Managing humidity levels should be a priority for every home in Pasco County. To learn more about how your home’s humidity affects your comfort and what you can do about it, call Air Hawk Heating and Cooling at 727-SAME-DAY.

How Do Humidity Levels Affect Your Comfort? is published on 2018-03-30T15:45:58+00:00 and last modified: 2018-06-16T02:39:28+00:00 by Joe Massa